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Thread #158979   Message #3765552
Posted By: keberoxu
14-Jan-16 - 02:43 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Cuchulain and guest/host etiquette
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cuchulain and guest/host etiquette
Lady Gregory studied the Yellow Book of Lecan, and included its stories in her book on Cuchullain. This includes the story of the Exile of the Three Sons of Doel Dermait, on which quest Cuchullain was going, when he was the guest of honor at the feast described above.

Although Lady Gregory translates into English, and relates, the scene where Cuchullain and his men accept the hospitality and the feast before proceeding on their quest, she omits the part where Cuchullain is invited to, erm, be specific about hospitality in bed after the feast. Lady Gregory cuts this out and smooths the story over as though it never happened in the first place.